SAMUEL DEMOS
Bowling Green,MO
Summary
Dedicated survey crew chief with extensive experience in the surveying industry, recognized for exceptional leadership and fostering collaboration among diverse teams. Proven ability to delegate tasks effectively, ensuring project goals are met while maintaining high standards of quality and efficiency. Eager to embrace a new role involving guidance and support for a new team, contributing to organizational success through strategic oversight and mentorship. Committed to driving results and enhancing operational effectiveness in every project.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Survey Crew Chief
Premier Design Group
05.2024 - 10.2025
- Conducted pre-construction topographic surveys for various construction projects.
- Operated Trimble, Carlson, and Spectra survey equipment, total stations and GPS units.
- Managed survey crew operations and ensured task completion schedule.
- Assisted in job bidding process.
- Construction layout work for City of O’Fallon, Circle K, & The Estates at Callaway Lake.
Survey Crew Chief
Pitzman’s Company of Surveyors & Engineers
04.2020 - 05.2024
- Operated Trimble total stations & GPS units.
- Managed crew operations and ensured task completion stays on schedule.
- Trained new team members on surveying techniques and equipment use.
- Topographic & boundary surveys for small & large tracts.
- Conducted field surveys to gather data for various construction projects & inside factory surveys to layout new industrial equipment or assembly lines.
Survey Crew Chief
Bax Engineering Company
04.2014 - 04.2020
- Operated Trimble total stations & GPS units.
- Used Leica scanner equipment for inside surveys for industrial equipment layout.
- Small & large boundary surveys.
- Topographic strip surveys for infrastructure & road improvements.
- Ensured task completion stays on schedule.
- Trained new team members on surveying techniques and equipment use.
- Stakeout work: Fort Zumwalt / Francis Howell School District, Cottleville Trails Development, Weldon Springs Site Remedial Action Project & MSD tunneling project.
- Ensured compliance with safety standards during all surveying activities.
Survey Crew Chief
Pitzman’s Company of Surveyors & Engineers
10.2006 - 04.2014
- Operated surveying equipment total stations and GPS units.
- Ensured task completion on schedule.
- Conducted topographic surveys for various construction projects.
- Became a Registered LSIT June 2009.
- Very proficient with AutoCAD.
- Operated Leica GPS & Robotic Instruments & later Trimble units.
- Large & small city boundary surveys field & office work.
- Topographic work from small lots to Jefferson Barracks Hospital for sewers improvements.
- Stakeout work on large commercial projects from start to finish, examples: Balke-Brown Associates North Broadway Distribution Center, St. Louis Zoo stakeout for Stingray Cove & WildCare Park
- Purina Farms boundary & stakeout for the new arena.
Survey Crew Chief
Pickett, Ray & Silver Inc.
04.2000 - 10.2006
- Began as an Instrument Man running a Lieca total station.
- Progressed to operating a Trimble 5600 Robotic Total Station (one & two-man crews).
- Also operated Trimble GPS equipment VRS & Base.
- ALTA/ACSM on both large and small tracts.
- Large tract Boundary Surveys, for subdivision developments.
- Topographic work.
- 10 months of AutoCAD.
- Construction staking for 5th Street extension & bridge, 370 Levee slope staking, streets, & sewers, Page Avenue Extension O’Fallon & New Town of St. Charles buildings, streets, sewers & all utilities.
Survey Crew Chief / Instrument Man
Marler Surveying
04.1997 - 04.2000
- Operated Nikon & Top Con equipment for data collection.
- SRPR and small Boundary Surveys.
- Several topographic surveys.
- Legal research plats and deeds.
Education
Fort Zumwalt South
Saint Peters, Missouriundefined
St Charles Community College
St Charles, Missouriundefined
St Louis Community College
Florissant, MissouriSkills
- Effective communication
- Crew training & leadership
- Manage one-man or multi-man crews
- Operate Total station, GPS equipment & scanner equipment
- AutoCAD proficiency
- Problem-solving
Certification
- Missouri LSIT
- OSHA 10-Hour Card
Timeline
Survey Crew Chief
Premier Design Group
05.2024 - 10.2025
Survey Crew Chief
Pitzman’s Company of Surveyors & Engineers
04.2020 - 05.2024
Survey Crew Chief
Bax Engineering Company
04.2014 - 04.2020
Survey Crew Chief
Pitzman’s Company of Surveyors & Engineers
10.2006 - 04.2014
Survey Crew Chief
Pickett, Ray & Silver Inc.
04.2000 - 10.2006
Survey Crew Chief / Instrument Man
Marler Surveying
04.1997 - 04.2000
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St Charles Community College
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St Louis Community College
Fort Zumwalt South